asbest

See also: Asbest

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin asbestos, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asbest/
• Rhymes: -est
• Hyphenation: as‧bést

Noun

asbest m (definite asbésti)

1. (mineralogy, uncountable) asbestos

   Synonym: amiant

Declension

Declension of asbest

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	asbest	asbesti
accusative		asbestin
dative/ablative	asbesti	asbestit

Further reading

• “asbest”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin asbestos, from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

asbest m (plural asbests or asbestos)

1. asbestos

   Synonym: amiant

Further reading

• “asbest”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “asbest”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “asbest” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “asbest”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos, “unquenchable, inextinguishable”).

Noun

asbest c (definite singular asbesten)

1. asbestos

References

• “asbest” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch asbeston, from Latin asbestos, from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑs.bɛst/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: as‧best

Noun

asbest n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. asbestos

Descendants

• → Indonesian: asbès
• → Papiamentu: asbèst

Estonian

Etymology

from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos, “unquenchable, inextinguishable”),

Noun

asbest (genitive asbesti, partitive asbesti)

1. (mineralogy) asbestos

Declension

Declension of asbest (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		asbest	asbestid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	asbesti
genitive			asbestide
partitive		asbesti	asbeste asbestisid
illative		asbesti asbestisse	asbestidesse asbestesse
inessive		asbestis	asbestides asbestes
elative		asbestist	asbestidest asbestest
allative		asbestile	asbestidele asbestele
adessive		asbestil	asbestidel asbestel
ablative		asbestilt	asbestidelt asbestelt
translative		asbestiks	asbestideks asbesteks
terminative		asbestini	asbestideni
essive		asbestina	asbestidena
abessive		asbestita	asbestideta
comitative		asbestiga	asbestidega

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos, “unquenchable, inextinguishable”).

Noun

asbest n (genitive singular asbests, no plural)

1. (mineralogy) asbestos

Declension

Declension of asbest (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	asbest	asbestið
accusative	asbest	asbestið
dative	asbesti	asbestinu
genitive	asbests	asbestsins

Further reading

• “asbest” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos, “unquenchable, inextinguishable”).

Noun

asbest m (definite singular asbesten)

1. asbestos

References

• “asbest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos).

Noun

asbest m (definite singular asbesten)

1. asbestos

References

• “asbest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Noun

asbest n (uncountable)

1. alternative form of azbest

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	asbest	asbestul
genitive-dative	asbest	asbestului
vocative	asbestule

Swedish

Noun

asbest c

1. (mineralogy) asbestos

Declension

Declension of asbest

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	asbest	asbests
	definite	asbesten	asbestens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• asbestos

References

• “asbest”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “asbest”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “asbest”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آسبست (asbest), from French asbeste, from Latin asbestos, from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.best/

Noun

asbest (definite accusative asbesti, plural asbestler)

1. asbestos

Declension

Declension of asbest

	singular	plural
nominative	asbest	asbestler
definite accusative	asbesti	asbestleri
dative	asbeste	asbestlere
locative	asbestte	asbestlerde
ablative	asbestten	asbestlerden
genitive	asbestin	asbestlerin